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Goodwood Revival Takes Flight

1 of 171954 Jaguar Mk VII make its way past the pit straight during a race Saturday.

Photo by Roger Hart

2 of 17A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO driven by Mark Hales and Jean Alesi.

Photo by Roger Hart

3 of 171963 Corvette Sting Ray heads down the main straight.

Photo by Roger Hart

4 of 171964 Shelby American Cobra Daytona Coupe pulls out of the paddock.

Photo by Roger Hart

5 of 171966 Ford GT40 of Joaquin Folch-Rusinol.

Photo by Roger Hart

6 of 171970 McLaren M8D was part of the cars assembled in a tribute to the race cars of Dan Gurney.

Photo by Roger Hart

7 of 17Famed car designer Adrian Newey's 1965 Ford GT40.

Photo by Roger Hart

8 of 17One of the Auto Union race cars that ran several demonstration laps along with several Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows.

Photo by Roger Hart

9 of 17The Lancaster bomber of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight group made several passes over the Goodwood field Saturday accompanied by several British Spitfires.

Photo by Roger Hart

10 of 17Famed race car driver Derek Bell was just one of the many noted drivers taking part in this year's Goodwood Revival.

Photo by Roger Hart

11 of 17Noted American driver and car builder Dan Gurney was honored at this year's Revival, and his one-time stab at the presidency was also revived.

Photo by Roger Hart

12 of 17The Revival is as much about looking good as doing good. This team set a standard for dressing the part.

Photo by Roger Hart

13 of 17Dressed for success: Everywhere you look at Goodwood there is something interesting to see.

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14 of 17Paul Whight in a Lotus-Ford 30 heading down the main straight.

Photo by Roger Hart

15 of 17Hawker Hurricane takes off on a demonstration flight.

Photo by Roger Hart

16 of 17The start of the Whitsun Trophy Race for sports racing prototypes that competed between 1963 and 1966.

Photo by Roger Hart

17 of 17A P47G Thunderbolt is flanked by two Mustang P-51Ds during a demonstration flight during the Goodwood Revival.

Photo by Roger Hart

What is surely the world's largest costume party is also one of the best car events in the world: the annual Goodwood Revival, staged on Lord Charles March's private race track in southern England.

Everyone attending the event is urged to dress in period clothes...the period can be anything from the 1930s to the 1960s. Men are encouraged to wear ties and hats, and with the Goodwood circuit having been developed after the grounds were used for a RAF air base during World War II, there is heavy emphasis on military uniforms. The vast majority of the tens of thousands of visitors comply, and all seem to have a lot of fun doing so.

This year's revival included a special tribute to American racer Dan Gurney as well as a parade of Ferrari 250 GTOs and an amazing collection of pre-war Silver Arrows. Races were staged for vintage cars and motorcycles and the sky over the race track was filled with vintage aircraft doing demonstration runs.